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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Tobias paid by Cap'n Hendry?
(a) In bills.
(b) With an I.O.U.
(c) In silver.
(d) In gold.

2. How much of his land does Solomon plan on preserving through nature, as stated in his will?
(a) Half of it.
(b) All of it.
(c) Most of it.
(d) A small portion of it.

3. What does Emma make by grounding cattails?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Flour.

4. How many cows do the men lose during the battle with the wolves?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

5. What city does Solomon MacIvey live in?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Miami.
(d) Sarasota.

6. Where is the trading post located?
(a) Arlington River.
(b) Turkey Creek.
(c) St. Johns River.
(d) Rice Creek.

7. How does Solomon think the tourists and real estate ventures have changed the city?
(a) It has remained the same.
(b) For the better.
(c) For the worse.
(d) He is not aware of the changes.

8. What jungle do Tobias and Zech encounter on the way to the Seminoles?
(a) The custard-apple forest.
(b) The sugar-apple forest.
(c) The rose-apple forest.
(d) The star-apple forest.

9. What does Tobias buy for Emma after he is paid for the cattle by Cap'n Hendry?
(a) A dress.
(b) A stove.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

10. According to the proprietor, when did the Rebel soldiers purchase everything in the store?
(a) Two weeks ago.
(b) The week before.
(c) The day before.
(d) Two days before.

11. What does Tobias want to trade for supplies at the trading post?
(a) Snake skins.
(b) Rabbit fur.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Coon skins.

12. How does Tobias protect the Indians?
(a) He shoots several warning shots towards the men that are pursuing them.
(b) He shoots the dogs that are attacking them.
(c) He shoots all of the men that are pursuing them.
(d) He shoots one of the men that are pursuing them.

13. Where is Skillit from?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Gainesville.
(c) Miami.
(d) Orlando.

14. How many rooms has the MacIvey house grown by in 1875?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. What attacks the cows in the swamp area?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Crocodiles.
(d) Alligators.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tobias react to the news of the cows that have been lost?

2. What does Tobias collapse from while staying with the Seminoles?

3. What year does the story change to when Tobias MacIvey is introduced?

4. What does MacIvey brand the first cow he corrals after settling near the Kissimmee River?

5. What does Tobias kill to provide Zech with the first beef he has ever eaten?

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